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5 December 2025 • Athletics Two Soccer Players Earn All-American Honors
Hobart soccer's Brady Leitner '28 and William Smith soccer's Ruth Hotaling '26 were named to the 2025 United Soccer Coaches All-America first team and third team, respectively.
Hobart Soccer
Hobart sophomore forward Brady Leitner was named a 2025 United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American by the organization. He is the first Statesman to receive All-America recognition since 1992.
Leitner is the sixth Statesman in program history to be honored by the United Soccer Coaches with All-American praise and just the second first team pick (Jeffrey Saunders in 1992). Leitner is the first Hobart All-American for Poole Family Head Coach Shawn Griffin. It is the seventh All-American in Griffin's 34-season coaching career.
A native of Mahopac, New York, Leitner started all 18 games he played in this fall. He led the Statesmen with nine goals and 19 points. Leitner led the Liberty League with four game-winning goals. He scored in three of Hobart's first four games, including both goals in a 2-1 come-from-behind victory at Utica. Leitner also scored twice in a victory over Brockport.
Leitner was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Region III first team on Tuesday. He also earned All-Liberty League first team praise.
A two-time All-Liberty League first-team selection, Leitner has played in 35 career games. He has 29 points on 14 goals and one assist.
Leitner and his teammates went 13-1-5 this season. The Statesmen were 6-0-3 in Liberty League play, capturing the conference regular season and tournament titles for the fifth time. Hobart entered the NCAA tournament with an undefeated record, but was edged by Messiah 1-0 in overtime in the first round.
William Smith Soccer
William Smith senior midfielder Ruth Hotaling was named to the 2025 United Soccer Coaches All-America third team. This is the second straight year that Hotaling has earned All-America recognition.
Since 1987, the Herons have had 43 players earn 59 All-America awards from the United Soccer Coaches. Hotaling is the first repeat All-American since Megan Barwick '19 (2017, 2018).
The awards continue to pile up for Hotaling. The 2025 Liberty League Player of the Year was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Region III first team on Tuesday. Hotaling was also a first team All-Liberty League selection. She was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team and the Liberty League All-Academic team this year.
A starter in all 17 games this season, Hotaling led the Liberty League with 12 goals and 25 points. She produced three multi-goal games this season. She had both of William Smith's goals in a 2-0 win at Skidmore and notched two goals against DeSales and Clarkson. Hotaling's three-point game (1g, 1a) at RIT started a six-game scoring streak that saw her score three of her team-leading four game-winning goals on the season. Hotaling was named the Liberty League Offensive Performer of the Week twice this season.
Hotaling moves up to the third team after earning fourth team recognition as a junior. The Delmar, New York, native was a four-year starter for the Herons. In 83 career games, she racked up 77 points on 26 goals and 25 assists. Hotaling finished 19th on William Smith's career points list and seventh on the assists list. Hotaling's 12 assists as a junior are third on the Herons' single-season list.
Hotaling and the Herons finished the season with an 11-3-3 overall record. William Smith went 7-1-1 in Liberty League play, finishing second in the conference standings. Hotaling and her classmates helped the Herons to a 56-10-17 overall record in their four seasons in Geneva. The Herons made three appearances in the NCAA tournament, including a trip to the national championship game in 2024.
